Data, charts and source notes

Gold mine-production history since 1900

Name: Gold mine-production history since 1900
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey

A long-run USGS world series with U.S. primary production. The current country comparison is omitted because the latest source is incomplete.

Coverage1900 to 2022

Primary sourceU.S. Geological Survey

Released2026-08-11

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Current world estimateNot availableLatest complete world series ends 2022

Long-run series1900–2022USGS Data Series 140

Current named producersNot availableNo empty ranking is published

Long-run supply

World gold mine production

The historical series shows annual metal content, not ore moved, reserves or above-ground stocks.

World gold mine production in metric tonnes. Values are period observations, not a live market quote.

View all 123 annual observations

gold production history
Year	World mine production (t)	U.S. primary production (t)
1900	386	120
1901	395	120
1902	451	122
1903	496	114
1904	526	122
1905	575	133
1906	608	146
1907	623	132
1908	668	138
1909	687	150
1910	689	143
1911	699	146
1912	705	140
1913	694	135
1914	663	139
1915	704	150
1916	685	140
1917	631	123
1918	578	102
1919	550	85.6
1920	507	74.1
1921	498	72.9
1922	481	71.3
1923	554	74.8
1924	592	76
1925	591	71.8
1926	602	69.4
1927	597	65.5
1928	603	66.8
1929	609	64
1930	648	66.5
1931	695	69.2
1932	754	72.5
1933	793	71.7
1934	841	86.4
1935	924	101
1936	1,030	118
1937	1,100	128
1938	1,170	161
1939	1,230	145
1940	1,310	151
1941	1,080	148
1942	1,120	108
1943	896	42.4
1944	813	31.1
1945	762	29.7
1946	860	49
1947	900	65.6
1948	932	62.7
1949	964	62
1950	879	74.5
1951	883	61.6
1952	868	58.9
1953	864	60.9
1954	965	57.1
1955	947	58.5
1956	978	56.8
1957	1,020	55.8
1958	1,050	54.1
1959	1,130	49.9
1960	1,190	51.8
1961	1,230	48.2
1962	1,290	48
1963	1,340	45.2
1964	1,390	45.3
1965	1,440	53
1966	1,450	56.1
1967	1,420	49.3
1968	1,440	46
1969	1,450	53.9
1970	1,480	54.2
1971	1,450	46.5
1972	1,390	45.1
1973	1,350	36.6
1974	1,250	35.1
1975	1,200	32.7
1976	1,210	32.6
1977	1,210	34.2
1978	1,210	31.1
1979	1,210	30
1980	1,220	30.2
1981	1,280	42.9
1982	1,340	45.6
1983	1,400	62.3
1984	1,460	64.9
1985	1,530	75.5
1986	1,610	116
1987	1,660	154
1988	1,870	201
1989	2,010	266
1990	2,180	294
1991	2,160	294
1992	2,260	330
1993	2,280	331
1994	2,260	327
1995	2,230	317
1996	2,290	326
1997	2,450	362
1998	2,500	366
1999	2,570	341
2000	2,590	353
2001	2,600	335
2002	2,550	298
2003	2,540	277
2004	2,420	258
2005	2,470	256
2006	2,370	252
2007	2,350	238
2008	2,300	233
2009	2,490	223
2010	2,590	231
2011	2,680	234
2012	2,740	235
2013	2,960	230
2014	3,040	210
2015	3,100	214
2016	3,180	232
2017	3,260	237
2018	3,310	226
2019	3,260	201
2020	3,050	193
2021	3,120	187
2022	3,160	173

Current context

Current country comparison is unavailable

The current USGS source did not provide both a complete world total and a complete set of individually listed countries for this metal. The site therefore shows neither a zero total nor an empty ranking. The historical series remains available through 2022.